# HG changeset patch
# User RhodeCode Admin <admin@rhodecode.com>
# Date 2024-07-16 19:53:10
# Node ID 6ef12567480687c0db3ca49d389eeab91f97454d
# Parent  c6bd49366cb737c4ff20087eeffb2bf6aeb3b971

fix: startup, report nicer error in case DB is damaged or empty when starting services

diff --git a/rhodecode/config/utils.py b/rhodecode/config/utils.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/utils.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/utils.py
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ def get_default_user_id():
         result = session.execute(text(
             "SELECT user_id from users where username = :uname"
         ), {'uname': DEFAULT_USER})
-        user_id = result.first()[0]
+        user = result.first()
+        if not user:
+            raise ValueError('Unable to retrieve default user data from DB')
+        user_id = user[0]
 
     return user_id